Dustin Ackley

Dustin Ackley
Ackley with the New York Yankees in 2015
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Second baseman / Outfielder
Born: (1988-02-26) February 26, 1988 (age 29) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 17, 2011, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.241
Home runs	46
Runs batted in	216
On-base percentage	.304
Slugging percentage	.367
Teams
Seattle Mariners (2011–2015) New York Yankees (2015–2016)

Dustin Michael Ackley (born February 26, 1988) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder in the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees.

Ackley played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and was selected second overall by the Mariners in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. After going through a transformation to develop his skills defensively at second base, he joined the Mariners June 17, 2011. The Mariners traded him to the Yankees during the 2015 season.

Ackley attended South Stokes High School in Walnut Cove, North Carolina, for his first three years of high school, where he played for the school's baseball team. He transferred to North Forsyth High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for his senior year, after the coach of the South Stokes baseball team resigned. Ackley chose North Forsyth because he knew several of their baseball players from Amateur Athletic Union competition. He pitched and played third base for North Forsyth. He earned preseason and postseason Louisville Slugger All-American honors as a senior. He was Conference Player of the Year as a junior. He helped South Stokes to North Carolina 1A state titles in 2003 and 2004.